Fugitive in Urik
Chapter 4 hits different. Up until now Pavek has been a templar with problems. Now he’s just a man with nothing.
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Role Model Part Two: Lone Becomes Shadowspawn's Apprentice and Pulls Off the Heist
Book: Thieves’ World: Turning Points edited by Lynn Abbey (Tor Books, 2002)
Story: “Role Model: A Tale of Apprentices” by Andrew Offutt
What to Plant in Your Garden: Seeds, Plant Types, and Companion Planting
So you’ve got your garden type picked out. Now comes the fun part: deciding what to actually grow in it. And this is where a lot of first-time gardeners overthink things.
How Easy Is Beekeeping? Feeding Bees and Seasonal Care Explained
Let’s talk about the question everyone asks before getting into beekeeping. Is it hard?
Chapter 4 of Backyard Farming: Keeping Honey Bees by Kim Pezza (ISBN: 978-1-57826-453-7) tackles this head on. And the short answer is: no, not really. At least not compared to other livestock.
Designing Your Garden: Traditional, Raised Bed, Container, and Vertical Options
You know what’s going to happen in this chapter. You figured out where your garden goes. Now you need to figure out what kind of garden it actually is. And there are more options than you might think.
Role Model Part One: Shadowspawn, Lone, and Botched Spells in Sanctuary
Book: Thieves’ World: Turning Points edited by Lynn Abbey (Tor Books, 2002)
Story: “Role Model: A Tale of Apprentices” by Andrew Offutt
Zarneeka and Templar Politics
Chapter 3 opens with Pavek still tasting zarneeka. The numbness is gone but the bitterness lingers. So do the jeers from the other templars at the gate. He’s used to being laughed at. His pursuit of spell-craft, the way he haunts the archives studying scrolls he can never actually cast, makes him a running joke in the civil bureau. Big, ugly, dirt-poor templar with a romantic curiosity. That’s how they see him.
The Honeybee Hierarchy - Queen, Workers, and Drones Explained
A honeybee colony is basically a tiny civilization with a strict class system. There are 50,000 to 60,000 bees in a healthy hive, and about 99% of them are female. The males are there for exactly one reason, and it does not end well for them.
Home Is Where the Hate Is: A Broken Kid Fights for the Only Thing He Has
Book: Thieves’ World: Turning Points Story: “Home Is Where the Hate Is” Author: Mickey Zucker Reichert Series: Thieves’ World New Series, Book 1
Planning Your Vegetable Garden: A Beginner's Wish List Guide
This is part of our series retelling Backyard Farming: Growing Vegetables and Herbs by Kim Pezza (ISBN: 978-1-57826-460-5).
Before you buy a single seed or touch any dirt, Pezza wants you to sit down and make a plan. And she’s right. The number one mistake new gardeners make is jumping straight into planting without thinking about what they actually want. Then they end up with thirty zucchini plants and no idea what to do with them.